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‘I Direct This Litigation’: Oklahoma’s Attorney General Answers State Farm’s Bid to Remove His Lawyers

Curt Testa1 week ago055 mins

In a sworn declaration, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond tells a Cleveland County judge ‘I direct this litigation’ as the State opposes State Farm’s motion to disqualify Whitten Burrage. The State says the contract caps the firm’s fee at $50 million, that it seeks neither State Farm’s dissolution nor its license, and it cites a 2008 Katrina ruling in which a federal judge rejected a conflict argument by State Farm and other insurers. The hearing is Nov. 9.

‘Can’t Regulate the Business of Insurance’: State Farm’s Motion Against Oklahoma’s Attorney General, and the Allstate Lawsuit Inside It

Curt Testa2 weeks ago2 weeks ago057 mins

State Farm’s 78-page motion to dismiss Oklahoma’s lawsuit argued that the attorney general ‘can’t regulate the business of insurance’ and attached his separate Allstate petition, which alleges a ‘Disaster Payment Minimization Scheme.’ Judge Jeff Virgin denied the motion Sept. 28 in a signed summary order; a hearing on disqualifying the State’s outside lawyers is set for Nov. 9.

‘The Exact Back-Room Deal’: State Farm Asks a Judge to Throw the Attorney General’s Lawyers Off the Case — and Files the Contract Oklahoma Was Never Shown

Curt Testa1 month ago1 month ago035 mins

Ten days before the hearing on its own motion to dismiss, State Farm asked a Cleveland County judge to disqualify Whitten Burrage as the Oklahoma Attorney General’s counsel — and attached the State’s unposted contingency-fee contract with the firm. The 114-page filing, the contract’s 20-percent-to-$50-million fee schedule, the campaign-money argument, and what happened in West v. State Farm the same week.

The Commissioner's letter and the September 28 hearing - from Oklahoma's response to State Farm's motion to dismiss in State ex rel. Drummond v. State Farm, CJ-2026-1066: the January 29, 2026 letter from Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready asking the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute; the one-day refile after the Supreme Court's 2026 OK 51 order; the ORICO argument that only the AG and district attorneys may sue (22 O.S. 1404(C)); hearing set September 28, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Judge Jeff Virgin, Norman - allegations State Farm disputes, not yet ruled on

“No One in Oklahoma Can”: The Attorney General’s Answer to State Farm’s Motion to Dismiss

Curt Testa2 months ago2 months ago020 mins

TL;DR — On September 28, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., Judge Jeff Virgin of the Cleveland County District Court hears State Farm’s motion to dismiss the State of…

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‘Our Adversaries Could Say’: Judge Rules State Farm’s ‘Exhibit 133’ Roof Memo Isn’t Privileged

‘I Direct This Litigation’: Oklahoma’s Attorney General Answers State Farm’s Bid to Remove His Lawyers

‘Higher Rewards’: State Farm Fights a Deposition on Hail-Program Bonuses as a Second Judge Calls Its Witness ‘Completely Evasive’

‘A 50/50 Chance’: State Farm Asks for Summary Judgment on Bad Faith Before the Hursh Hail Trial

ORICO

‘I Direct This Litigation’: Oklahoma’s Attorney General Answers State Farm’s Bid to Remove His Lawyers

‘Can’t Regulate the Business of Insurance’: State Farm’s Motion Against Oklahoma’s Attorney General, and the Allstate Lawsuit Inside It

‘The Exact Back-Room Deal’: State Farm Asks a Judge to Throw the Attorney General’s Lawyers Off the Case — and Files the Contract Oklahoma Was Never Shown

“No One in Oklahoma Can”: The Attorney General’s Answer to State Farm’s Motion to Dismiss

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